"If Judge William Alsup rules that APIs are subject to copyrights, he would overturn common wisdom in programming circles, potentially exposing many companies and developers who have built software platforms that openly mimic existing APIs. But that's not all. Such a ruling could shake things up for many other companies across the programming world and beyond." The fact we even have to worry about this speaks volumes about the state of the industry.

The alphabet as an ordering system is relatively recent but it does pre-date Mickey Mouse so probably, for now, not copyrightable...itself, if memory serves, a British invention...more, as useful tool for controlling the spread of 'undesirable' religious tracts than anything to do with business.

The alphabet as an ordering system is relatively recent but it does pre-date Mickey Mouse so probably, for now, not copyrightable...itself, if memory serves, a British invention...more, as useful tool for controlling the spread of 'undesirable' religious tracts than anything to do with business.